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on January 11, 2006. The meeting topic is RFID
and promises to discuss real applications.
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January 9, 2006
Volume III |
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Retail EDI News
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VAN Migrations
The retailers have nearly completed their
migrations away from the once QRS IBM/Advantis
networks. Some of the recent activity from the
second half of 2005 included:
Dillard's now utilizes two
VANs, GXS and Inovis.
Belks moved
their trading partners to Inovis.
Kmart moved their
traffic to the Sterling Information Broker
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New EDI
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Federated Department Stores has
posted their
May Company to Macy's Store Listings showing
systems and DC conversions dates of 4/30/2006,
5/28/2006, and 7/2/2006. Be sure to watch
for additional information on FDSNET as these dates
get closer.
Kohl's is enhancing their Advance
Shipment Notification (ASN) system to include a
new retransmission process for incorrect ASN's.
The enhancement includes new information
requirements effective March 15, 2006. Detailed
information can be found on the
Kohl's website.
JCPenney has revised their
UCC128 Shipping Container Labels and is asking
suppliers to comply by February 1, 2006.
Additional information
here. JCPenney also has a new
Load Management Center effective January 9,
2006 and vendor's using the 753/754 transactions
should review the associated change to the 754.
Finally, JCPenney also has a new requirement for
vendors to
implement the EDI 820 or use their Supplier
Internet site for remittance advice by April 1,
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It seems that the
merger and acquisition rush of 2004 - 2005 has
slowed. During 2005 Kmart Holding Corp and
Sears, Roebuck and Company combined to form
Sears Holdings Corp. Federated Department
Stores purchased May Department Stores.
This year may bring some downsizing for several
major retailers.
Albertsons - The rumors of
a possible sale were quieted as Larry Johnston,
the CEO of Albertsons, announced that the
company is no longer for sale. However, he did
say that the company will continue to discuss
selling off underperforming assets.
Mervyn's is retreating
from some geographic locations, with store
closures in progress now.
Federated Department
Stores will be transforming many of their
acquired May Company properties into Macy's
stores. Watch for further news this year as
they announce plans for dealing with multiple
stores in close proximity.
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EDI Standards News
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Technology News
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Radio Frequency
Identification, RFID, continues to grow in usage
and applications, some of which are creating a buzz in
the news this week. A Washington state entrepeneur
and his girlfriend have installed chips into their hands
to give them access to their apartment and computers
without keys or passwords. Pfizer is tagging the bottles
of a popular prescription medication in an effort to
prevent counterfeiting.
Wal-Mart continues to lead in
adoption of RFID in the US retail industry. Wal-Mart
implemented RFID with their top 100 suppliers last
January, 2005. This was pallet and case level RFID tags
as a replacement for bar codes. Wal-Mart is bringing on
another 200 suppliers this month.
Meanwhile
privacy issues are of concern as the industry makes
plans for the next logical steps - implementation at the
item level. The idea that the clothes you wear could
have an embedded tag that can be used to track your
every move is drawing great concern from consumer
watchdog groups.
The RFID tags continue to go
down in price which helps the economic justification of
RFID implementations. However, the technology is
still evolving and there are always costs and risks
associated with being an early adopter. For the
small to medium size business, we recommend that you
proceed cautiously.
Additional
information on RFID applications can be found here.
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